The Hour of the Dragon (1935), Red Nails (1936), Shadows in Zamboula Quotes

“The tall Khitan lifted his head and gazed at Publio, so that the merchant broke into a profuse sweat.
"What do you wish of me?" he stuttered.
"A ship," answered the Khitan. "A ship well manned for a long voyage."
"For how long a voyage?" stammered Publio, never thinking of refusing.
"To the ends of the world, perhaps," answered the Khitan, "or to the molten seas of hell that lie beyond the sunrise.”
― Robert E. Howard, The Hour of the Dragon (1935), Red Nails (1936), Shadows in Zamboula